Act Number: 8

Act Name: The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890

Year: 1890

Enactment Date: 1890-03-21

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Guardian and Wards.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 19: Guardian not to be appointed by the Court in certain cases.
    Nothing in this Chapter shall authorise the Court to appoint or declare a guardian of the property of a minor whose property is under the superintendence of a Court of Wards, or to appoint or declare a guardian of the person—
     (a) of a minor who is a married female and whose husband is not, in the opinion of the Court, unfit to be guardian of her person, or
     1 [(b) of a minor, other than a married female, whose father or mother is living and is not, in the opinion of the court, unfit to be guardian of the person of the minor, or.]
         (c) of a minor whose property is under the superintendence of a Court of Wards competent to appoint a guardian of the person of the minor.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 30 of 2010, s. 2 for sub-clause (b) (w.e.f. 31-8-2010).
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